Mortiis and his peripheral projects are selected exceptions, which have been added for their historical relevance and overall connection to the Metal Scene as a whole. Dungeon Synth/Dark Ambient by itself, as a genre, is not accepted.
Da rules wrote:
Additionally, there will be some non-metal bands featured on the site that we feel are still part of the metal scene despite not being metal themselves (usually darkwave, ambient, neo-classical and/or folk bands, examples being Mortiis, Elend, Autumn Tears, Stille Volk, etc). These bands are selected by the moderators in an admittedly arbitrary fashion, and their submission by normal users is discouraged. Please bear with us on this.
Da rules wrote:
Non-metal projects included arbitrarily as they are seen by the staff to belong as a part of the metal scene. Their inclusion is rare, exceptional, and discretionary of the staff.
Da rules wrote:
We do NOT accept the following (this is our decision, please don't argue this):
Mallcore, also known as "nu-metal" by some
Metalcore and Deathcore, unless it's clearly more metal than core. If you are uncertain, best avoid metalcore bands altogether.
Glam rock
Classic rock
Progressive rock
Psychedelic rock, Occult rock
Hard rock
Hardcore
Grindcore (and all its variants; noise, crust, powerviolence, gore, etc) with little to zero metal riffs or influence
Punk
Gothic rock
Industrial
Alternative/modern hard rock
J-Rock, Visual Kei Rock, Touhou
Djent
Ambient, Drone, Noise
Post-rock, Post-punk, Post-hardcore
Cover/tribute/gimmick bands of contemporary artists (metal versions of traditional folk songs can be OK), unless they start as such and eventually write their own music
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Uncolored, on being a law-abiding citizen wrote:
I'm going to an illegal AnarchoPunkfest in an abandoned disco near a beach. If I'm not here tomorrow look for me in jail.
PhiloFrog, making accurate statements as usual, wrote:
Opsius is Metal as fuck.